Cab and Fasteners for Vehicle Cab
A utility vehicle including a cab assembly, a roof assembly, a windshield assembly, a rear window assembly, and two or more couplers attached to one or more ROPS members. The couplers are each aligned with and are releasably connected with a buckle insert attached to one or more of the roof assembly, windshield assembly, rear window assembly and doors of the cab assembly.
This application incorporates by reference the subject matter of co-filed Application titled, “Off-Road Utility Vehicle”; having inventors Devin Joseph Danielson, Adam Christian Krone, Nathan Len Wiater, Aaron Lee Swanson, Erick John Halvorson, Douglas Robert Grangroth, Kevin James Miller, Jared Richard Spindler, Leigh Raymond Collyer, Donald Scott Hansen, and Joseph Patrick Wood; and Attorney Docket No. Ser. No. 15/927,524, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
SUMMARYA utility vehicle including a cab assembly, a roof assembly, a windshield assembly, a rear window assembly, and two or more couplers attached to one or more ROPS members. The couplers are each aligned with and are releasably connected with a buckle insert attached to one or more of the roof assembly, windshield assembly, rear window assembly and doors of the cab assembly.
In the drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, like numerals may describe similar components in difference views. The drawings illustrate generally, by way of example, but not by way of limitation, various embodiments discussed in the present document.
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With regard to FIGs.. 5 and 6, in some embodiments, the roof assembly 20 includes a rear roof portion 22 and a front roof portion 24. The rear roof portion 22 and front roof portion 24 can be fastened together, integrated, or isolated components. In some embodiments, the roof assembly 20 further includes one or more ROPS (Rollover Protective Structures) couplers 26. In some embodiments, the ROPS couplers 26 have a profile that engages the ROPS tubing or members such that the ROPS couplers 26 can be secured to the ROPS tubing using one or more fasteners 28 (see
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In turn, the buckle inserts 32 are attached (e.g., by one or more fasteners) to one or more portions of the rear window assembly 16, windshield assembly 18, and/or rear roof portion 22. Complementary couplers 26 are positioned on the ROPS tubing or members to releasably contact or connect via buckle retainers 34. As further shown in
As discussed above, the couplers 26 can be additionally positioned on one or more of doors 14, rear windshield assembly 16, and windshield assembly 18.
Claims
1. An off-road vehicle comprising:
- a cab;
- a roof portion, windshield, and rear window;
- a plurality of ROPS couplers secured to one or more ROPS members; and
- one or more buckle inserts which are selectively releasable from the ROPS members, wherein at least one of buckle inserts is attached to at least one of the roof portion, windshield, and rear window.
2. A utility vehicle comprising:
- a cab assembly;
- a roof assembly;
- a windshield assembly;
- a rear window assembly; and
- two or more couplers attached to one or more ROPS members;
- wherein the couplers are each aligned with and are releasably connected with a buckle insert attached to one or more of the roof assembly, windshield assembly, rear window assembly and doors of the cab assembly.
3. The utility vehicle of claim 2, wherein each coupler includes a buckle retainer for receiving a buckle insert.
4. The utility vehicle of claim 2, wherein each buckle insert includes an aperture for securing with the buckle retainer of the coupler.
5. The utility vehicle of claim 2, wherein ROPS member comprises tubing.
6. The utility vehicle of claim 2, wherein the couplers each further comprise a fastener for securing the coupler to a ROPS member.
7. The utility vehicle of claim 6, further comprising a securing member, positioned between the coupler and the ROPS member.
8. The utility vehicle of claim 7, wherein the securing member contacts both the coupler and fastener.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 21, 2018
Publication Date: Sep 27, 2018
Patent Grant number: 10717474
Inventors: Leigh Raymond Collyer (Sauk Rapids, MN), Aaron Lee Swanson (Kandiyohi, MN), Matthew Eastwood (Milaca, MN)
Application Number: 15/927,719